Carcass protector



M. J. GEERLING CARCASS PROTECTOR March 17, 1953 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed Nov. 15, 1948 INVENTOR. J Geerlia Marh'n March 17, 1953 J, GEERUNG 2,631,520

CARCASS PROTECTOR 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Nov. 15, 1948 INVENTOR. Marfia Ji'eevlin g Patented Mar. 17

;,6s1,520 .CARGASS rnopmcgrqg Geerling, Grand Rapids,

,Applicatioh November 15, 41948, .SerialNo. 60 ,151 6 Claims. (01. 995259 he p sen mi n-Hon mole-res i a mteet r-te overin f the han 'earcaes of a v=. ie o hhe animal.

t efr qu ni y occurs am n Quilter oi ee o other W ld game mat heme an a pxe -lable ti p e s-his km and the m me :h fl e-re on hunting ounds o i h situaiier ecu moa f qu n ly when Several h n ers fo -r part for Lt e hu ting t p, us ng :a ice .Qn :eon eyem o t par y ;a d.- i2i u ar1y v He p m h n ers b v s im one deer-q othe eni a -0n Ihe p n zdayo n eeeen nd u we e- ;after wait, sometimes or Seneca a ys; for .the other e e herio heir 1.1111 onto Qu .the hunt,

:Q- c ur e w .euceesafiu um r ,oisembowe a an 1hisen a mediately a e he k l and customarily hang q -.-ig1e ed}f;rorn theiimb of a r o o he overhea @uQQ -P ebIY .head downward. I -her; is-seldom any artificial retrigeration in th locale. but this cirmms enc M a, a a

We the e a ls :Howe .ih i ercas i lithe animal will uickly deter rateif 11; ,be con1 e ei .9 e m a rom h Ba s the ng-ea as roi dee o oi an al wh ch will protect -thegcarcass from-rain and from the e eo hv 1m end- W 11 'iw l .s 0 zp oi e one e- S mm m- P 13m z rQ -mwudine by other animals.

Illustrative embodirnerrigs of ;i h e invention are m .the limb of a usper ded the;carm d 14 w re; ml-m ureg, ,taken pn wthegliige Figure 6 is atside 1e Figure 1; and sh "Figure 7 is'an 'enlargedfhorizontal sectional iew of (she same jzakegi online 11-] of F ure .5; .v, Figure 8 is an enlarged, horizontal sectional view'of tlie ,samfg .fiakerion line BIA-3 of Fig 'Tlfi. Referring now'iii deija il to che'se' drawings, ari-zi' referring first 'partib'lilarly to Figures" 1-5 inclusive; the prorecme jcoy ring is here shown applied tdthe' carcass 'of a qee r designated 19, which has hee iriqrjig 'rrcmme ump 2 cranes y means of rope lzf'hay'i n'g it sllowfer grid secured to a rod 13 pass hrough the hind legs of the carcass ahd'havm HTS mil er eriii ,tied to the tree'lirrrb H. The prote tive covering generally coxjnprises a rtubu lar'sheaiph I' l which fs'u'jrrounds the carcass and'which is suspended. from an overhanging anopy l5 'wh ch irji tiirn ."srispended .rmm itneltree .1ifnb "l"l'.' The sheath gm and he c nop a ebo mad o a er o f and heatere's'is tjanfiflmaig 1' Such {as cany as or duck, and may be offlah' rial. As best seen in t ial Wh ch compr seill of a circle with a sectorremdvedtherefrom; A heavy wireorrod l6 z av n na nq mali Sub a a by sti chin .mfe en ia margi a within .the' hemmed fed ge'of tIiis'jSh'eeii'Qf m a1 rs eefii ur r m 5). strapsl'i'arcse das1by .i ivejts 39110 One of the xag ial. marginalpdgefs fof the anda p fl l dfiwwitl fea fi f fl Q1 fmaysbeleoqper v l eh ,ments 2 I .oh' ti ll oerie r" th material jto ,thxi's' sheet of materialjitheiorm' pf ga ci one. wSiispension means areprovided" for susperrdirrg'phis conical canopy vin downwargily ,divergfiiii position o er the carcassfsijc means 'conibrisixig' 'as here showna strap 22 secr red'atlonefof its endsas by a rivet "2137360 one sidecf theceritehof theqanopy, said strap peing passed over rune vtree limb-l ifand being .qet ac b1 securedhin position thereon ,py .me'anjs jof gcoop ,ng' [.fast enr ele. ments Q24 .1 and 011! the roipherrehd or" the strap 22 and oneth ofiher' de gfrpl ieicenter of th e canopy ijfi respectively see Ff ure;4)

The shee o me 1 ch m r se r e tubularSheathJ EISi rr ngejgliei arcass is of generally: r eaneu1ar ion, ar d isfsjispini d ,rromithe gldw'er Tl T by means oflstraps' curing the closure 36 to the bottom edge of respectively. A heavy wire or metal rod 38 having a normally substantially circular set is secured as by stitching 3! in the hemmed upper marginal edge of the sheath I l and a similar rod 32 is similarly hemmed within the lower marginal edge thereof. These rods 36 and 32 serve to maintain the sheath in substantially cylindrical form, and the sheath is closed to form a tube by means of cooperating fastener elements 33 and 34 on the respective longitudinal marginal edges of the sheath (see Figures 1 and 2).

The device is applied as a protective covering to the previously hung carcass of a deer or other animal by first encircling the rope 12 (by means of which the animal is hung) with the canopy material l5, securing the material to the tree limb l I by means of the strap 22, and closing the material by means of the straps if! to form a downwardly divergent conical canopy suspended over the carcass. The sheath material M is then suspended from the canopy by means of the straps and is then closed by means of the fastener elements 33 and as to form a tube surrounding the carcass. The carcass is thus protected against rain and the heat of the sun.

Means are also provided for protecting the carcass against insects and marauding animals. As shown in Figures 6-8 inclusive, these means comprise a meshed closure disposed over the top of the sheath M which closure is here shown formed in complementary halves 35, and another meshed closure 36 for the bottom of the sheath M which latter closure rests against the inwardly drawn, pleated lower end 3'1 of the sheath I4 Clips 38 may be provided for sethe sheath |4 as shown, to prevent this closures being lifted to permit entry of marauding small animals. The closures and 36 are preferably fabricated of Wire screen mounted on suitable frames, but may be of an open mesh fabric. In either case, sufiicient passage of air is permitted to insure proper ventilation of the interior of the sheath.

It will thus be seen that the invention provides a novel and utilitarian protective covering for the carcass of a slain animal, and that the device when not in use is susceptible of convenient and compact storage.

While but two specific embodiments of the invention have been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details thereof may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of the invention as the same is defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a canopy, means for detachably suspending the canopy above the carcass from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of the canopy, a tubular sheath for surrounding the carcass, and means for detachably suspending the upper marginal edge of the sheath from the peripheral edge of the canopy.

2. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a waterproof and heat-repellant canopy, means for detachably suspending the canopy above the carcass from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of the canopy, a waterproof and heat-repellant tubular sheath for surrounding the carcass, and means for detachably suspending the upper marginal edge of the sheath from the peripheral edge of the canopy.

3. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a canopy, means for detachably suspending the canopy above the carcass from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of the canopy, a tubular sheath for surrounding the carcass, means for detachably suspending the upper marginal edge of the sheath from the peripheral edge of the canopy and spacedly therefrom, a meshed closure for the top of the sheath, and another meshed closure for the bottom of the sheath.

4. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a waterproof and heat-repellant canopy, means for detachably suspending the canopy above the carcass from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of the canopy, a waterproof and heat-repellant tubular sheath for surrounding the carcass, means for detachably suspending the upper marginal edge of the sheath from the peripheral edge of the canopy and spacedly therefrom, a meshed closure for the top of the sheath, and another meshed closure for the bottom of the sheath.

5. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a sheet of material having the form of a circle with a sector removed therefrom, a metal rod of normally substantially circular set hemmed within the circumferential marginal edge of said sheet, suspension means attached to the middle of the sheet whereby the sheet may be suspended from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of said sheet, cooperating fastening means along the radial marginal edges of said sheet whereby said edges may be detachably secured together to maintain the sheet in the form of a downwardly divergent conical canopy, a second sheet of material having a substantially rectangular form and adapted to be curled around said carcass to form a substantially cylindrical sheath therearound, metal rods of normally substantially circular set hemmed within the top and bottom marginal edges respectively of said sheath for maintaining the sheath in substantially cylindrical form around the carcass, cooperating fastening means along the longitudinal marginal edges of said second sheet whereby said edges may be detachably secured together to close the sheath into tubular form, and suspension straps detachably suspending the upper marginal edges of the tubular sheath from the lower circumferential marginal edge of the canopy spacedly therefrom and from spaced points therearound.

6. A protective covering for the hung carcass of a deer or other animal, comprising: a sheet of waterproof and heat-repellant material having the form of a circle with a sector removed therefrom, a metal rod of normally substantially circular set hemmed within the circumferential marginal edge of said sheet, suspension means attached to the middle of the sheet whereby the sheet may be suspended from the same support on which the carcass is hung with the suspension means for the carcass depending through the center of said sheet, cooperating fastening means along the radial marginal edges of said sheet whereby said edges may be detachably secured together to maintain the sheet in the form of a downwardly divergent conical canopy, a second sheet of waterproof and heat-repellant material having a substantially rectangular form and adapted to be curled around said carcass to form a substantially cylindrical sheath therearound, metal rods of normally substantially circular set hemmed within the top and bottom marginal edges respectively of said sheath for maintaining the sheath in substantially cylindrical form around the carcass, cooperating fastening means along the longitudinal marginal edges of said second sheet whereby said edges may be detachably secured together to close the sheath into tubular form, and suspension straps detachably suspending the upper marginal edges of the tubular sheath from the lower circumferential marginal edge of the canopy spacedly therefrom and from spaced points therearound.

MARTIN J. GEERLING.

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